Growing as a Christian 101: A Guide to Stronger Faith in Plain Language (Christianity 101®) [Paperback]

Bruce Bickel (Author), Stan Jantz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2005 | Series: Christianity 101®

Christianity is more than a system of beliefs or even an experience—it’s a completely new life. In this fresh new look at the essentials of the Christian walk, Bruce Bickel and Stan Jantz offer practical wisdom and penetrating insights into such foundational topics as...

• The Bible—why to read it and how to understand it
• Prayer—how to have an authentic conversation with God
• The Holy Spirit—how to experience God’s power and presence every day

Readers will find the encouragement they need to continue making steady progress in their spiritual lives. Chapter summaries, reading lists for further study, and questions for reflection and discussion make this a perfect tool for personal or group use.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736914315
• ISBN-13: 978-0736914314
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BRUCE BICKEL of Fresno, California has coauthored numerous books with his writing partner Stan Jantz. Bruce's regular job is as lawyer and speaker, and he and his wife, Cheryl, have two children.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good for answering Christian's question when you need help!, November 26, 2005

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Alex Cho (BEAVERTON, OR USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Growing as a Christian 101: A Guide to Stronger Faith in Plain Language (Christianity 101®) (Paperback)

I think the book is good. It is in Plain Language. Easy to read. It support the view of what a Christian should be like. I randomly turn to any page that has a question on it. Then, I read the answer and will find that the answer helping me a lot. It makes me feeling that God is answering my question. Most of my questions are in the books...
Nowaday, Christians go to different churches. It is hard to know how to be a Christian that can be satisfied by different churches...
It is like a handbook. If you were fear to read Bible because it was too Holy, you might read this book and be encourage to read the Holy Bible. You would feel the need to read Bible!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource, May 30, 2009

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This is an excellent resource for new Christians. I highly recommend it and all books by these two authors. It is very readable.

2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Another sleeper/dud from B&S..., April 10, 2005

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This review is from: Growing as a Christian 101: A Guide to Stronger Faith in Plain Language (Christianity 101®) (Paperback)

Geez, Harvest House turns to gold everything these 2 write. B&S write 365 books a year and I keep buying them. The sorrow here is that Christians dying to b feed buy these outlines then get discouraged because B&S's outlines r so poor. The only reason I keep buying their books is because of their ONLY worthy outline and also a masterpiece, 'B&S's Guide To Bible Prophecy' which has been discontinued. Life is truly unfair at times. B ruce and Stan, I'm sorry guys but when u can sit down and write something decent for the public to buy I'll cut u some slack.